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...every drugstore in Britain advertising the benefits of Lacto-Calamine. Meanwhile she went on with her ballet lessons and filled in her spare time studying dramatics under British Character Actor Felix Aylmer. "A pretty girl is not necessarily qualified for the stage," says Aylmer (who used to coach Charles Laughton). "What's most important is poise and motion. She had that naturally...
This Is Charles Laughton (Sat. 6:15 p.m., CBS). Charles Lamb's Dissertation upon Roast...
This Is Charles Laughton (Sat. 6:15 p.m., CBS). Readings from The Arabian Nights and H. L. Mencken...
...excellent cast. As young Bess, Jean Simmons gives a spirited performance that has both charm and imperiousness. Stewart Granger makes a dashing Tom Seymour, Guy Rolfe a convincingly evil villain, and Deborah Kerr a beautiful Catherine Parr. In the role of gross, big-bellied Henry VIII, Charles Laughton is again cast in the part that won him a 1933 Academy Award in The Private Life of Henry VIII. He seems to have a fine time as he struts around belching, disposing of five wives, and chewing up all the food - and scenery -in sight...
...distinguished cast, Charles Laughton, Judith Anderson, and Stewart Granger, all evidently donated their services for this important work; they certainly could not accept money for what they have done. Rita Hayworth, in the title role, again proves that she stacks up against any dramatic competition. Now that she has so deftly gone through the motions in contemporary drama, her next picture should be a change of pace--perhaps a story from the Bible...